# NTSB LAX81FA020: Cessna 320C, N9RT, Marysville, WA, November 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1980
- Place: Marysville, WA · MARYSVILLE, WA
- Location: 48.0802° N, 122.1543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marysville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0802&lon=-122.1543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FA020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3795  80/11/30 NR.MARYSVILLE,WA      CESSNA 320C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 600
        TIME - 1502                    N9RT                PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NV                     EVERETT,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT PURCHASED ACFT 11/13/80.FLIGHT DIRECTOR SYSTEM INSTALLED.NO EVID OF AVIONICS INSTRUCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9RT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9RT-2014-11-20), registration cancelled 2014-11-20, S/N 320C0028, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C
- Registry model: [Cessna 320C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (registry code 2074510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSI0-470-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (registry code 17029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801130090709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130090709A), Nov 30, 1980: Cessna 320C, Marysville, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Erratic flight path on IFR approach. Disoriented pilot lost control. Had recently purchased airplane.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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